Nonviolence News: Hondurans Resist Coup, Campaign Nonviolence's 5,209+ Actions & Black Dancers Strike
Hondurans Resist Coup, Campaign Nonviolence's 5,209+ Actions & Black Dancers Strike
Editor's Note From Rivera Sun
Today, September 21, marks the International Day of Peace. Around the world, millions of people will join city governments and community groups in rallies, vigils, and celebrations for peace. Yet, with ongoing wars in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and many other places, many activists are honoring the day with direct action aimed at stopping weapons financing and manufacturing, implementing an arms embargo, and demanding ceasefires. (We'll have those stories for you next week.)
This day is also the start of the massive Campaign Nonviolence Action Days from September 21-October 2 with a whopping 5,209+ actions and events across the United States and around the world to "build a culture of peace and active nonviolence, free from war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction." The campaign includes everything from self care to mutual aid, and teach-ins to direct actions. It highlights just how much nonviolent action is happening around the world and how widespread the longing for a profoundly different culture is.
In more Nonviolence News, Hondurans took to the streets to support Xiomara Castro amidst a right-wing coup attempt, Nigerians are protesting to #EndBadGovernance, thousands demonstrated in Brussels and France against sexual violence, Colombian women are leading the campaign for information about forced disappearances, and 1500 Australians disrupted a military exhibition demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Also, don't miss the 'wins' in this week's round-up. You'll find reports on how Canada suspended arms sales to Israel, the Hague banned fossil fuel ads, and the United Kingdom blocked a coal mine using an important new legal ruling that climate impacts must be weighed in new projects.
Find these stories and more in Nonviolence News>>
One favorite story? I've got two. After former president Trump made derogatory remarks about Haitians in Springfield, OH, community members are packing Haitian restaurants in a show of protest and solidarity. (Way to turn the tables!) Meanwhile, in Dallas, TX, Black dancers are spinning and leaping on the picket line in protest of low wages, poor studio conditions, and unfair firing practices. They're dancing circles around the management ... even while on strike.
In solidarity,
Rivera Sun